On Jun 3, 4:46 am, "Tom $herman (-_-)" <""twshermanREMOVE\"@THI
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> On 6/2/2012 9:26 AM, A. Muzi wrote:
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> > Tom $herman (-_-) > wrote:
> >> On 6/1/2012 8:22 AM, Lou Holtman wrote:
> >>> Op 1-6-2012 5:33, Wes Groleau schreef:
> >>>> On 05-31-2012 13:14, Dan O wrote:
> >>>>> Riding home last night, felt about to bonk with close to ten miles to
> >>>>> go. I've pushed through this plenty of times before, but never
> >>>>> without a mojo bar or*something* in my bag. (End of month; no money;
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> >>>> I misjudged the weather and thought two small Red Bull would suffice.
> >>>> Two-thirds of the way home I was knocking on a farm house door offering
> >>>> to buy a bottle of water.
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> >>> Yes misjudging the weater is a classic one. Only your own pride is
> >>> holding you back to knock on someones door to ask for something to eat
> >>> or fill up your bottle. The times I had to, the people were very
> >>> generous and helpfull after I explained my situation. Cookies, candy
> >>> bars, sandwiches and a lady would even cook me a meal once.
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> >> In more remote parts of the US, the person answering the door could be
> >> holding a loaded gun and asking why the hell are you bothering them.
> >> These people live out of the way for a reason.
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> > Perhaps one day you might actually meet and talk with a gun owner since
> > you obviously have no idea about their uses limits.
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> All three incidences of people firing warning shots in my general
> direction have been in rural Wisconsin. Never had a gun discharged in
> my direction in Havenwoods or Metcalf Park (i.e., parts of the Milwaukee
> 'hood).
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> And in the days before mobile phones I had a breakdown in Forgottonia
> (west central Illinois), and when I knocked on the door, the man opening
> it was holding a shotgun, with the women in the room saying "what the
> hell do you want?" to me.
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> Sorry to burst your bubble, but there are plenty of kooks out there with
> guns.
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> Oh, and I should mention while in elementary school in rural Wisconsin,
> I had a couple of classmates killed when accidentally shot by siblings.
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Did Pop remember to lock the gunsafe after that?